Will “Mold Tooler” be Automated?

Core Skills & Abilities

• Repair and rework templates and patterns.

• Select pattern materials such as wood, resin, and fiberglass.

• Construct platforms, fixtures, and jigs for holding and placing patterns.

• Create computer models of patterns or parts, using modeling software.

• Read and interpret blueprints or drawings of parts to be cast or patterns to be made, compute dimensions, and plan operational sequences.

• Assemble pattern sections, using hand tools, bolts, screws, rivets, glue, or welding equipment.

• Set up and operate machine tools, such as milling machines, lathes, drill presses, and grinders, to machine castings or patterns.

• Apply plastic-impregnated fabrics or coats of sealing wax or lacquer to patterns used to produce plastic.

• Paint or lacquer patterns.

• Mark identification numbers or symbols onto patterns or templates.

• Program computerized numerical control machine tools.

• Design and create templates, patterns, or coreboxes according to work orders, sample parts, or mockups.

• Lay out and draw or scribe patterns onto material, using compasses, protractors, rulers, scribes, or other instruments.

• Verify conformance of patterns or template dimensions to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, scales, and micrometers.

• Clean and finish patterns or templates, using emery cloths, files, scrapers, and power grinders.